American rock star enjoys ‘controlled chaos’ of Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden facing off at deputy PMQs

One styles himself as the God of Thunder. The other is fond of thundering. But when Gene Simmons met Ian Paisley in the House of Commons the result was hushed civility.

The Kiss frontman received a tour of Westminster from the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) MP on Wednesday and ended up marvelling at British parliamentary democracy. “It was actually quite an amazing day. The history and the hallowed halls of democracy, it was very inspiring,” he said.

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